career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
after a long time; for the first time in a while
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
absence; disregard; indifference
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
piece of evidence; evidence
classification; categorization; sorting
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
being very busy; busyness
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
meanwhile; in the meantime
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unexpectedly; surprisingly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up